NewsWhore
07-24-2008, 04:40 PM
The latest scandal re government excessive spending touches on the Central Electoral Board, the government body in charge of the civil registry and organizing elections. As scooped by Diario Libre, the JCE is considering purchasing two city properties for RD$146.9 million to build a high rise and residential for employees and judges. The Commission for the Pension Plan, coordinated by Judge John Guiliani, seeks that the nine judges approve the purchase of a lot of 44,777.9 meters in Alameda neighborhood (Prolongacion 27 de Febrero Ave.) and a property on Avenida Romulo Betancourt, in Bella Vista neighborhood to be used for the construction of an apartment building. The construction would use part of the RD$700 million pension plan fund.
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